Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 – July 15, 1988) was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Estes' books were based on her life in small-town Connecticut in the early 1900s.
Eleanor Estes | |
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| Born | Eleanor Ruth Rosenfeld May 9, 1906 West Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | July 15, 1988 (aged 82) Hamden, Connecticut |
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| Education | Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science |
| Period | 1941–1988 |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Hundred Dresses The Moffats series Ginger Pye Pinky Pye |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1952 Caroline Hewins Scholarship for Children's Librarians Pratt Institute Alumni Medal 1968 |
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